In 2017, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI had a population of 338k people with a median age of 35.8 and a median household income of $55,129. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI grew from 336,877 to 338,338, a 0.434% increase and its median household income grew from $52,045 to $55,129, a 5.93% increase.

The population of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 78.2% White Alone, 8.61% Black or African American Alone, and 6.42% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI speak a non-English language, and 96.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $153,800, and the homeownership rate is 67.3%. Most people in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $55,129. Males in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,042. The income inequality in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (measured using the Gini index) is 0.473, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have a median annual income of $55,129, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $52,045 in 2016, which represents a 5.93% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is from Michigan.

0.473

2017 Wage GINI

0.481

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.74% decline from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2017 the GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (53.7k out of 325k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI grew at a rate of 0.578%, from 167k employees to 168k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,820 people), Management Occupations (17,414 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,490 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.

The most common jobs held by residents of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,820 people), Management Occupations (17,414 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,490 people).

Compared to other msas, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has an unusually high number of residents working as Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (2.24 times higher than expected), Production Occupations (1.65 times), and Healthcare Support Occupations (1.36 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI grew at a rate of 0.578%, from 167k employees to 168k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, are Manufacturing (32,052 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (25,678 people), and Retail Trade (18,695 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, though some of these residents may live in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other msas, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has an unusually high number of Manufacturing (1.97 times higher than expected), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1.48 times), and Educational Services (1.16 times) industries.

94.6% of the population of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.2% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the msa of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was $8,055 in 2014. This is a 4% increase from the previous year ($7,745).

Primary care physicians in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI see 1254 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.804% increase from the previous year (1244 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1385 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 431 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Gladwin County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.5%). Additionally, Saginaw County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.8%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was 35.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39. But people in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI are getting getting younger. In 2016, the average age of all Kalamazoo-Portage, MI residents was 36.

As of 2017, 4.61% of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI residents (15.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was 4.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 96.7% of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 9.08 times more White Alone residents (265k people) in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.1k Black or African American Alone and 21.7k Hispanic or Latino residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

In 2016, universities in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI awarded 7,165 degrees. The student population of Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is skewed towards women, with 16,054 male students and 17,376 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI are White (5,281 and 78.7%), followed by Black or African American (618 and 9.2%), Hispanic or Latino (346 and 5.15%), and Two or More Races (180 and 2.68%).

The median tuition costs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI are $44,418 for private four year colleges, and $10,570 and $25,928 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI were to White students. These 5,281 degrees mean that there were 8.55 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 618 degrees awarded.

The median property value in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI was $153,800 in 2017, which is 0.707 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $151,100 to $153,800, a 1.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,129

Median Household Income

± $2,424

133k

Number of Households

± 5,281

In 2017, the median household income of the 133k households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI grew to $55,129 from the previous year's value of $52,045.

The following chart displays the households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI grew to to $153,800 from the previous year's value of $151,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kalamazoo-Portage, MI the largest share of households have a property value in the $150k - $175k range.

This chart shows the households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kalamazoo-Portage, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.5 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.